Three British people dead after Lisbon tourist tram crash

Three British tourists are among the people who died after the funicular train crashed in Lisbon.

The carriage, which is part of the popular Elevador Glória funicular, crashed on Wednesday, causing devastation in the heart of the Portuguese capital.

The death toll was initially 17, but this has since been revised down to 16 people.

Because of Lisbon’s steep hills, the funicular railway takes dozens of people at a time up and down the hillside.

A carriage on the iconic railway was destroyed in the crash (Picture: Getty Images) Floral tributes have been left near the crash site, just yards from the Avenue da Liberdade
(Picture: AP)

But on Wednesday, a routine journey went wrong after the train derailed and smashed into a building.

Those who were able to escape alive climbed out of the wreckage.

Portugal has declared three days of national mourning after the ‘tragic, tragic incident,’ Lisbon’s mayor Carlos Moedas said.

Who are the Lisbon victims?

Portugal’s judicial police has confirmed the nationalities of 16 victims.

Five Portuguese people, two South Koreans, one Swiss, three British, two Canadians, one Ukrainian, one American, and one French national were killed.

A German citizen, who was listed among the dead yesterday was discovered to be alive in hospital overnight.

The tourist was discovered among the injured at the São José Hospital.

Five employees from their workplace, Holy House of Mercy, died in the crash on their way home.

Two of the people have been named as lawyer Alda Matias, and Pedro Manuel Alves Trindade, a volleyball referee who had links with the law firm.

Brakeman André Marques was the first to be identified. He is thought to have been controlling the tram’s journey on the steep track before the crash.

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